Products

May 2015

Merger of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th largest cable providers in the nation would create a company rivaling Comcast in size and subscribers.
It didn’t take long for Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable to rekindle their old romance, as many expected that they would. Prior...

After cancellation on Fox, Mindy Kaling’s show joins a growing list that have moved from television to the web.
An old proverb says that when one door closes, another opens. In the case of television programming, when a network attempts to close the door on a...

FreeCast’s Select TV bundles live local over-the-air HDTV channels with millions of online entertainment choices starting at $2.99 a month.
Select TV’s recently announced distribution plans are set to begin in over 200 DMAs, in a direct challenge to the already loosening grasp of the traditional...

With On-Demand Service and Installation, Select TV will make setting up TV service as simple as ordering a pizza.
Last month FreeCast announced their next-generation set top box at NAB, a product that they promised would revolutionize the delivery of pay-TV service and turn any set...

Video subscribers are disappearing even faster than expected for cable and satellite companies.
TV providers continue to hemorrhage video subscribers as Q1 saw a substantial uptick in cord-cutting. Combined, the cable and satellite TV providers lost over 150,000 video subscribers. Dish Network was by far the...

Content Chief Ted Sarandos says unscripted programming hasn’t performed on VOD.
Both viewers and content have been steadily shifting from linear pay-TV to on-demand streaming services, such as those from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and HBO. But as the entire TV experience moves online, Netflix content chief...

Cox joins Comcast and others in putting limits on home broadband subscribers’ data use.
While cellular data users have long been accustomed to data caps, resulting in extra charges or throttled speeds when reached, most of us expect no such limits on our home internet connections,...

Hulu and AT&T announced an expanded deal today designed to bring the video streaming service to AT&T’s customers on both mobile devices and on the web. Starting later this year, customers will be able to access Hulu shows through an AT&T app on their mobile...

After buying the company’s assets, TiVo says they have a plan to legally re-launch Aereo’s service.
After a high profile loss in the US Supreme Court, it appeared that Aereo’s days were numbered. The startup offered a popular service that allowed cord-cutters to stream over-the-air broadcasts...

From the rabbit ear antennas of old to a plethora of new OTT services, consumers seek refuge from high cable bills.
Consumers have long known that there’s almost no competition among cable TV providers. But in recent years, those TV providers have found themselves competing against...